From what I understand, you don't need to boot Windows or you can deliberately boot an older version. The main purpose I see in this is helping people install alternate OSes on their own hardware if it doesn't allow to disable SecureBoot.

From what I understand, you don't need to boot Windows or you can deliberately boot an older version. The main purpose I see in this is helping people install alternate OSes on their own hardware if it doesn't allow to disable SecureBoot.

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Okay, I get it now. It basically opens up secureboot for all kinds of OS's. This is too funny. It looks like the start of something like Daz's loader all over again, just at a lower level. I like it.

From looking at the download, it looks like you need access to run applications(ie: booted and logged into the installed OS)
Is there a method that uses a flash drive to bypass and boot to another device?

If only it were that easy. Looking forward to a guide like that. Linux could very well give these tablets a new lease on life, provided all the hardware components are supported properly.

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It is easier said than done. I once tried to install Linux on my old MacBook only to find out there's no support for the built-in camera. The capacity of Lnux is over-exaggerated, although, it is a good operating system.

It is easier said than done. I once tried to install Linux on my old MacBook only to find out there's no support for the built-in camera. The capacity of Linux is over-exaggerated, although, it is a good operating system.

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Sometimes hardware manufacturers have hardware restrictions in place or don't provide sufficient documentation to enable third party (FOSS) drivers to be coded, so how can the OS be blamed in such cases?

Sometimes hardware manufacturers have hardware restrictions in place or don't provide sufficient documentation to enable third party (FOSS) drivers to be coded, so how can the OS be blamed in such cases?

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I can understand that if it is coming from different hardware manufacturer not Apple - with an OS closely related to Linux. There is no excuse, whatsoever, to defend Linux limitation when it comes to supports for hardware from vendors.

I can understand that if it is coming from different hardware manufacturer not Apple - with an OS closely related to Linux.

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The camera hardware in your MacBook may not have been manufactured by Apple. Even if it was, Apple sells the hardware bundled with its own OS. They are under no obligation to provide a Linux-compatible driver just because OS X is a BSD descendant.

That said, for hardware sold separately (external devices, internal cards etc.), there's no excuse for manufacturers to not provide functional Linux drivers, or at least complete tech specs so that the community can code the same.